The Speakers

Bruce Sherman

Lieutenant, Office of Inspector General, Texas Department of Public Safety

Bruce Sherman holds a Master Peace Officer's license in Texas, a Bachelor of Sociology from East Texas Baptist University, and a Master of Public Administration from Tarleton State University.

Bruce has served with Texas Department of Public Safety since 2007. Bruce has held positions

of State Trooper, Special Agent, Texas Ranger, and currently Lieutenant.

During his time with the Texas Highway Patrol, Sherman became part of the Texas Crimes Against

Children - Interdiction for the Protection of Children (IPC) program. While assigned to the Texas

Highway Patrol, he made numerous traffic stops resulting in child rescues and high-risk offender

apprehensions.

As a Texas Ranger, Bruce conducted child exploitation investigations in Texas and across the

United States. In 2023, he received the United States Attorney General’s Special Commendation

for making significant investigative contributions to the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC)

task force program. He served as a member of the North Texas ICAC Task Force, the FBI Child

Exploitation Task Force, and the USMS Fugitive Task Force, often responsible for apprehending

absconded high-risk threats to children.

Bruce is a certified IPC instructor and continues instructing IPC to officers and members of the

MDT across the country.

Jeff Bolettieri

HOPE FOR JUSTICE

Jeff Bolettieri served for 27 years as a Deputy Sheriff with the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office in New York. During his tenure, he spent 12 years as an investigator with the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) and 11 years as an Investigator Sergeant within the same unit. In addition, Jeff was assigned to the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) New York Drug Enforcement Task Force (NYDETF) for 16 years, including 11 years assigned as Executive Officer. In his role with DEA, he supervised task force personnel and conducted and managed complex criminal investigations. His responsibilities included conducting, planning, coordinating, overseeing, and executing federal and state operations targeting large-scale transnational and domestic drug trafficking and money laundering organizations. Jeff led and supervised numerous high-level investigations both domestically and internationally, including operations throughout the United States, South America, Central America, the Caribbean, and parts of Europe. He is also a certified New York State police instructor.

Jeff currently serves as a Senior Investigator and Instructor with Hope for Justice, an international nonprofit organization operating across five continents with a mission to end human trafficking. In this role, he is responsible for specialized training and operational work within the organization’s U.S.-based Investigative HUB model. Each HUB collaborates closely with law enforcement to assist in the identification and rescue of trafficking victims. They provide expert consultation on trafficking cases, conduct joint investigations, and offer an alternative reporting pathway for victims who are not ready to engage directly with law enforcement. Additionally, the HUB develops and delivers tailored human trafficking training programs for U.S. government agencies, law enforcement, healthcare systems, and financial institutions. Jeff was instrumental in the course development for the Justice Clearinghouse and the U.S. State Department human trafficking training. Jeff recently developed and delivered training to over 100 OCDETF on the nexus between drug trafficking and human trafficking based on his published research in the same area.

shelley repp

NEW MEXICO DREAM CENTER

Shelley Repp is the CEO of the New Mexico Dream Center (NMDC) and has worked in anti-trafficking efforts since 2010, when she first encountered a minor victim of sex trafficking while managing a high school tutoring program. That experience led her to pursue specialized training and develop direct services for youth impacted by trafficking.

In 2011, she founded Spoken For, a program supporting survivors of human trafficking. In 2016, she joined the NM Human Trafficking Task Force as a human trafficking specialist, where she provided survivor services and consulted on legislation and agency policy.

Shelley became Executive Director of NMDC in 2018, integrating Spoken For into the organization, and expanded services for minor victims of sex and labor trafficking. She also launched The Harbour, Albuquerque’s first drop-in center for unhoused youth. Under her leadership, NMDC provides emergency support, shelter, housing, and case management for trafficking survivors and vulnerable youth. Shelley regularly trains and speaks on human trafficking issues across New Mexico.

Eric Carter-landin

ANGELS' VOICES

Eric Carter-Landin is an advocate, organizer, and founder focused on supporting families of the missing and murdered. For nearly four decades, his work has been shaped by personal loss, following the murder of his baby brother, Jacob, and by years of advocacy alongside their mother, Brenda.

Through that lived experience, Eric has built organizations to ensure that families navigating loss, uncertainty, and complex systems do not face the isolation and confusion his own family endured. He is the President and Co-Founder of Angels’ Voices Silenced No More, a nonprofit dedicated to providing direct support, resources, and advocacy for families of missing and unsolved cases, and the CEO and Co-Founder of AdvocacyCon, a national conference and training platform that connects families, professionals, and advocates working on prevention, response, and accountability.

Through this work, Eric has helped develop practical resources, survivor-centered programming, and collaborative partnerships with law enforcement, legal professionals, and service providers. He is also the host of the podcast True Consequences, where he focuses on ethical storytelling, public accountability, and the long-term impact of crime on victims’ families.

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